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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 521
TitleLetter from William Butler to Mr William Hagley; 1705/6
Date1706
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionSays that he will be unable to bring his contacts across without resorting to bribery; asks that Hagley request money of his master [Robert Harley?] in order to do so; is sorry that his poverty prevents him from acting on his 'zeal for my country'.

Old Style dating on letter.
Termbribery and corruption

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA29264Hagley; William (fl 1706); Mr; agent of 1st Earl of Oxford?fl 1706
NA29263Butler; William (fl 1706)fl 1706
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